A FIRE-LOVING JUVENILE. A small boy iamed Alexoandier omon Wa. charged at the St. Kilda court ye.ter tny with lighting tirel nllnd tting fire to a 'had on the ,3t nlstant, t:o. plroerty of Mr. Parnons, who oustitsin a loss of 4C2. The boy is only about ten years of age, and at the offencewit wth wehich h. nwas c lhrgdu were crilinatl oate, the bentch wanv ro?oe What perplexed how to act. Mr. (Ctunau, who aPlatreal for the defence, shotwed thl:t. the boy had no intent to injure or tefrnaud anyolne. He made the itorn far anmusUmcnt's a;ke, aud. nerlous results lua attended his childish and nmischievous frtak. After h Oengthy discussion with. Mr.. Gauottn, -anI a consultation at?ng thcmnclvoe, iqYtwn declded to dismiss tlhe f?idcr,

THE ORIGIN OF BRADSHAW. In the year 1838 there was living in Ianchestcer one George lmelshaw, a Qea?er, who in a rather hhtimble way dollowed the calling ?'f an " itigAver of mnaps and plans of cities. This brought him into connection with the.,railways, then beginning to stir the commaunity, and an idea uaturally suggested itself of coin biniug his maps and plans into a little manual which should contain the hours of departure, arrival, and stoppages of tile few trains then working, and which, being offered at the low price of. tlhreejince, might Ite a couvenlonce to the traveller. Tbhe materials for his work lradshaw ob tained, as they are now il;tained, from the companies. Mr. E. L. Blanchanl, who in his time has played many parts. andlwas early con cerned in the venture, tells us that the rompanies were at tirst vehemently opl)osdn to thile scheme, and, in their nliggrd way, Tefused to supply their t:ibleo on the odd grouod that this would malikplenctuality a sort of obligation,...

TIIE all ld marine ekcursion in edn nection with the Prahran Tradesmen's Club, whlich is to be consummated to morrow, has a inlch deeper significance tlhan at. first view appears-for the unanimnity, entlhusinsm, and liberality tliat has been' instilled into the affair proves that the club is fast accomplish ing its prinary object-a most benefi cinal andcommendable one--of welding the Prahran commnnunity into one uniied and harmonious social whole. The Prahran Tradesmen's Club, like the kindred institution at St. Kilde, is a nassociastion which is utterly non political, hut which exerts a powerful social influence for good. As is de monsntrated by the increasing popularity of its annual trip, that influence is be coming very comprehensive. It is highly andvantageous, in innumerable resects,. for it community to band to gether in a social union, so that its mnembers nty become personally ac quainted one with another, and thus cause the promotion of a genial and kindly w llow feelingam...

THE pARIAMEONTARY ELEC TIONS. The list of candldates for the Prahran, St. Kild,' and South Yarra electorates rmans ualtcred, but there is a perceptible torease in clectionoarlng business : that is to meetings were held last evening at, rahmu and St. Kilda, and Mr. Dixon also met his friends. There are also meetings enouoed, which are referred to else ctro, for next Friday and Monday oven I Alil candidates ino these districts pear tobeobtaining encouraging support, d arodividually hopefulOf hetdingthe , nly three men can secure the coveted tloas,aud at there artwelvoe cadidate , th a prolability of more coming forward, defcnt" willasinredly be theounwelcome word allotted to the majority. 'At present it is impossible to? even 'approximatoly spot the wilners," and .candidateos anll their friends nilst rely upon hope,t retmem bering that • ,Tru? L p c o'n,? fr. , .-. .. But motuts on oeagle wing Kingsitmaket anw :' And mesner oreataoo kings,"t And, moreover, if this hopi i. bickef by ha...

THE FIRE AT THE ALFRED HOSPITAL. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES TO TiHE RESCUE. A PROGRAMIME OF SPORTS ARlRANGED. At tho. last meeting of the Pm'sr.tn branch of the Australian Natives' As:ocia tiol, tile secretary reported fhvinfgattcioeded in company with the presidelt, ao meeting of delegates from the various friendly societies in St. Kilda anld Prahrla, the object being to devise some means of assisting in raising funds towards the re building of the west wing of the Alfred Hospital. It was decided by the delegates to hold a fsports meeting and football match at the St. Kilda Cricket Ground on Satutrdlay, nd March. The committeee of the St. Kilda Cricket and Football Clubs have placed their ground at tihe disposal of the joint F.S. committee free of charge, and lhave also promised to arrange a football smatch' of one hour's dutration between, the St. Kilhda Club and a team from either the lSouth Melbourne or Carlton C(!lbs, so tllhat :a very interestinag nad eajoyable lmatclh onay be expecte...

THE NIGHTSOIL ABOMINATION. At the Malvern Police Court oil Satur ay, a man narmed Walter Crllston wa: airllloed by the local Inspector of Nuelane.s, Mr. J. F. Eddtington, for spil ling nightsoil inl public street on the 8th inst. The Inspector was informll that a ,art, front which nightroil had been spillerd, was in Waverley-mroad, Malver. He found the cart there as stated, with the nighteoil shot out. The deflerant aidd three carts had been going along tihe road on the night in question; he was ill front. His horse hierl at aire approach of some cattle. and one of the wheels of tle cart went over a erlvert he was crroslng. lie had tried to pull the cartl ,t withl three horses, but, falling, left it there. The Inspector naid lie pLlled the cart out with one horse and implouned it, whel it wars claimed after three days by Gaynor and Co., contractorl, it whose employ thle ncclsedl was. Tihe lleach lsid offenuce of this dlscriptioe must be lput down. They would dte d more leniaetly tha...